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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424095
12/06/21 10:01 PM
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"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424099
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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424100
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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424111
12/06/21 10:19 PM
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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424117
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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424131
12/06/21 10:42 PM
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Flipper 56, very nice job!


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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424132
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Flipper-You certainly have some talent, and that's from an old duck hunter and decoy collector.

Nicely done!

Moosetrot

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424137
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I'd love to see the finished product when done.


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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Moosetrot] #7424138
12/06/21 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rendezvous
Flipper 56, very nice job!

Originally Posted by Moosetrot
Flipper-You certainly have some talent, and that's from an old duck hunter and decoy collector.

Nicely done!

Moosetrot

Thanks


"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424139
12/06/21 10:48 PM
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Flipper 56. Basswood I’d almost worthless here.

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424158
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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424159
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Wow, those are perfect! Are each of those carved "free hand?" May I ask, are those hollow? I've carved a half-dozen or so, but nothing as amazing as those!


David
Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424189
12/06/21 11:37 PM
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Amazing work. Those are very nice looking. I will be following this for sure. Can't wait to see the painted product.

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: 080808] #7424192
12/06/21 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by 080808
Flipper 56. Basswood I’d almost worthless here.

Kiln dried basswood in thick chunks is way more than it used to be.


"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: DavidInMT] #7424205
12/06/21 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidInMT
Wow, those are perfect! Are each of those carved "free hand?" May I ask, are those hollow? I've carved a half-dozen or so, but nothing as amazing as those!

The center piece of wood has the center cut out making a hollow body. My fist ducks were pretty scary looking but I have hundreds of hours of practice. Not much to the body shape on these. I was not planning on these floating, just going for the working decoy look. I do always try and put some detail in the bills to add some character and always use good quality glass eyes.
I do think it would be fun to carve some cork bodied real working mallards and a black and shoot over them.


"Where Can A Man Find Bear Beaver And Other Critters Worth Cash Money When Skinned?"

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424227
12/07/21 12:19 AM
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Great work. They already have that distinct Can look , even without paint! Heads look amazing. I’ll be looking forward to finished pics

John

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424280
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Originally Posted by Flipper 56
Originally Posted by DavidInMT
Wow, those are perfect! Are each of those carved "free hand?" May I ask, are those hollow? I've carved a half-dozen or so, but nothing as amazing as those!

The center piece of wood has the center cut out making a hollow body. My fist ducks were pretty scary looking but I have hundreds of hours of practice. Not much to the body shape on these. I was not planning on these floating, just going for the working decoy look. I do always try and put some detail in the bills to add some character and always use good quality glass eyes.
I do think it would be fun to carve some cork bodied real working mallards and a black and shoot over them.

The horizontal lamination made me think it might be hollow. A couple of the ones I did had similar lamination/center cut techniques. I was trying to do something similar to MN's John Tax and other carvers. I've wanted to do the same thing in terms of making some working cork decoys, too. I have a couple boxes of black cork I've been holding onto for 20+ years for just such a goal. If you were going to do a cork body decoy, based on your knowledge, would you laminate the base of the decoy body to a 1 inch piece of pine for added durability/support? Or, how would you do it?


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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424292
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they are nice, if you want any basswood let me know smile

Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424298
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Very nice Flipper


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Re: 6 Canvasback decoys [Re: Flipper 56] #7424374
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You have a talent for sure, very nice

Looking forward to the end products

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